John Peter
ABTS
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Born: 5 July 1833 in Gill, Rommerskirchen, Neuss, Rhineland, Prussia
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John Peter married Elisabeth GRUENHECK 29 June 1857 in Gill, Rommerskirchen, Neuss, Rhineland, Prussia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth GRUENHECK was born 3 July 1837 in Gill, Rommerskirchen, Neuss, Rhineland, Prussia. Elisabeth died 22 June 1899 in Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA.
John Peter ABTS died 10 September 1906 in Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA.
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Spouse & Children of John Peter ABTS
Elisabeth GRUENHECKMarriage date: 29 June 1857
Marriage place: Gill, Rommerskirchen, Neuss, Rhineland, Prussia
Children of John Peter ABTS and Elisabeth GRUENHECK
Henry William ABTSDied: 5 April 1939, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Birth — 18335 July 1833
Gill, Rommerskirchen, Neuss, Rhineland, Prussia
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1857 Marriage / PartnerJohn Peter ABTS and Elisabeth GRUENHECK 29 June 1857, Gill, Rommerskirchen, Neuss, Rhineland, Prussia
He was 24 years old.
1863 Birth of ChildHenry William ABTS was born 4 September 1863, Cassville, Grant, Wisconsin, USA
John Peter was 30 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1899 Death of Spouse/PartnerElisabeth GRUENHECK died 22 June 1899, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA
Death — 190610 September 1906
Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA
He died at the age of 73.
Record added: 1/27/2025 1:34:40 PM
Last updated: 1/27/2025 2:32:57 PM
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